Will Johnston: There is no script for a real life

The other day I watched that movie Boyhood. It's about a boy growing into a man and was filmed over 12 years. It had no completed script. The director wrote the script each year after reviewing the previous year's footage.

The movie starts with a 6-year-old and finishes with his first day of uni. What a great depiction of our lives -- there is no 'script'.

I'm being hugely self-indulging using this column to track my last 12 years, maybe it would be therapeutic for you to stop and think about your last 12?

- 2003: Christchurch, second year of Broadcasting school, intoxication, sizzling sausages in the snow.

- 2004: Wellington, won scholarship (blew the money on a good time), got internship to work for Classic Hits, lived with parents (shouldn't have blown scholarship, haha). Turned 21. Poor (but memorable) life choices!

- 2005/06: Wellington, few different flats. Intoxication. Not caring about future, not having any money, but not having any worries.

- 2007/08: Auckland, hosted nationwide night show for Classic Hits. Late-night weirdos. Sleep-ins! God knows where the money went? Flatted with mates from Wellington, more house parties than my body could handle. Bought fast car! Met Hayley. Fell in love with Hayley (ahhh again, that's where the money went).

- 2009: Promoted - moved to Whangarei?! Co-hosted Classic Hits brekky show. Tough move from big to small town. Lived by the beach, 350m from a pub, dolphins swam past our driveway, grew to love it! Bought Murray (rabbit). Fell in love with Murray!

- 2010: Whangarei. Played rep cricket. Met great people that know how to relax and don't take life to seriously. Got tinnitus. Became depressed. Got over it, just.

- 2011: Whangarei. Bought first house, moved in, three weeks later got offered job in Tauranga. Moved out of first house! Went overseas for five weeks to the United States and Europe. Opened my eyes to sights, experiences, cheap alcohol and how lucky we are to live in New Zealand.

- 2012: Tauranga! Moved to Parkvale. Loved it. Gets a bad rap for what the minority do. Breakfast show host for Classic Hits. Replaced a legend who'd done it for 31 years.

- 2013: Mt Maunganui. Fell in love with the Bay. Doubled breakfast show audience. Met more people that loved life, were successful and cared about others. Hosted my first Mt Main Stage at New Year's Eve celebrations. Remained sober... Till after.

- 2014: Mount - Work! Radio award finalist! Classic Hits became The Hits. Moved from Breakfast to Days. Sleep-ins! Went to No 1 in target audience. The bribes worked! Became a celebrant. Fell more in love with the Bay.

- 2015: Mount. Rounding out the busiest summer of working and loving what I do and the people I meet/in my life. I love it here, no plans to move! Though no script written...

- Will Johnston is host of The Hits 95FM Day Show. Live and local from 9am-3pm, every weekday in the Bay of Plenty.